That said, it does a decent job of pulling out the best songs from the DP's two mid-90s albums (though one should ask: can a two-album group really qualify for "greatest hits" status?). It's not clear why they didn't just call this a "greatest hits" compilation since it so clearly is one. Beyond the Spectrum - The Creamy Spy Chronicles contains some of contemporary music's finest gems and exclusive tracks that have spanned the decade and remain head-boppin' jams for the hip-hop generation. Ten years later, the group has reunited, recently completing a summer tour and assembling a collection of hits, remixes and rarities for Blue Note Records. After Blowout Comb, Digable Planets gradually dissolved due to the dreaded "creative differences". Blowout Comb continued the group's jazz-rap fusion, but also saw them branching out to embrace the old school sound of the street as well.
Digable Planets returned in late 1994 with their best album. Their first single, 'Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)' hit the R&B Top Ten while their debut album, Reachin' was a critical and commercial success. The two later hooked up with Doodlebug and began recording. Digable Planets formed in the early '90's, when Ishmeal Butler, met Mary Ann Vieira while attending college in Massachusetts.